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Baromi Park Masterplan Meeting Update   The Baromi Centre was filled with aerial maps of Baromi Park last Wednesday evening, as members of our community attended a public meeting hosted by South Gippsland Shire Council and Mirboo Country Development Inc, to help inform the Baromi Park Masterplan process.  This Masterplan…

Social Media Workshop    With so many ways to communicate on social media and marketing platforms these days it’s no wonder that a lot of us are mystified as to where to begin.  Facebook is familiar to most of us as a cost effective way to keep in touch with…

Community and Members Meeting   It was a cosy gathering at the Baromi Centre on Monday last with our members and the broader community coming together to get an update on what the Community Foundation has been up to for the last six months.  It was a bit of a…

Mirboo North & District’s Community Bus Were you aware that Mirboo North has a Community Bus which is available for hire by all community groups or private individuals in our district?  This 12 seater bus, housed at the Community Shed, is a fantastic resource which simply requires a driver who…

  Baromi Park Upgrade Last September the Council allowed Mirboo North to determine how $400,000 of their Capital Works budget should be allocated for the following financial year.  We were initially asked to submit ideas online, with the ideas suggested and discussed online being brought to a community workshop. The…

A delightful, collaborative and delicious initiative comes to South Gippsland   In the idyllic hills of South Gippsland, lies a veritable cornucopia of incredible, organically grown and locally crafted produce. From pasture-raised chicken, pork, beef, lamb and venison to honey harvested from local hives and cheeses made in small, family…

What Makes Healthy Communities? The people in them!    Having spent a very agreeable two days being inspired by clever people who have found better ways of doing things through creative thinking, I came away from the 2017 Communities in Control conference with an underlying message that healthy communities really…

Kate Buxton: Board Director of our Community Foundation The Board of the Community Foundation is made up of nine local individuals.  In the hot seat this month we introduce Kate Buxton.  Born in the UK, Kate graduated from the London School of Economics in 1987. Before migrating to Australia, she worked…

Thorpdale Recreation Reserve For a while we had been aware that the Thorpdale Rec Reserve’s boundary fence was deteriorating below ground level and in some places quite badly.  We had been monitoring the fence to ensure player safety however in some places the upright posts were close to non-existent due to…

 Ned Dennis Board Member Q & A   The Board of the Community Foundation is made up of nine local individuals.  In the hot seat this month we introduce Ned Dennis, Community Strengthening Co-ordinator at South Gippsland Shire.  Ned has been a member of the Community Foundation for many years and then…